ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Cocaine mixed with the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl has been reported in the Chillicothe area.
The alert came Monday evening through the SOAR “Overdose Surge and Deadly Batch” alert system.
The SOAR Initiative (Safety, Outreach, Autonomy Respect) was originally founded by a group of students from Ohio State University whose goal is to help reduce overdose deaths. The organization works alongside other community groups and law enforcement to provide free Narcan and fentanyl test strips. In addition, residents can sign up for their alert system.
Local recovery advocates have become concerned with the uptick in recent overdoses in the southern Ohio region.
To learn more about SOAR and their “Deadly Batch” alert system you can visit their website at thesoarinitiative.org